Itende lokuhlangana
1Yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli yabuthana eShilo, yamisa khona itende lokuhlangana; izwe lanqotshwa phambi kwabo. 2Kwasala phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezingakabelwa ifa lazo.
3UJoshuwa wathi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli: “Niyakuyekethisa kuze kube nini ukuya ukulidla izwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo aninike lona na? 4Zimiseleni amadoda amathathu izizwe ngezizwe; ngiyakuwathuma ukuba asuke ahambe ezweni, alilobe njengamafa azo, aze afike kimi. 5Ayakwahlukanisa izabelo eziyisikhombisa: uJuda uyakuhlala emkhawulweni wakhe ngaseningizimu, indlu kaJosefa ihlale emkhawulweni wayo ngasenyakatho. 6Anoloba izwe kube yizabelo eziyisikhombisa, nikulethe lapha kimi, nginenzele inkatho lapha phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu. 7Ngokuba amaLevi awanasabelo phakathi kwenu, lokhu ubupristi bukaJehova buyifa lawo; oGadi noRubeni nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase sebamukela ifa labo ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga abanika lona uMose inceku kaJehova.”
8Amadoda ayesesuka, ahamba; uJoshuwa wayala abahambayo ukuba balobe izwe, wathi: “Sukani nihambe ezweni, nililobe, nibuyele kimi, nginenzele inkatho phambi kukaJehova eShilo.” 9Ayesehamba amadoda, adabula izwe, aliloba ngemizi, kwaba yizabelo eziyisikhombisa encwadini; afika kuJoshuwa ekamu* laseShilo. 10UJoshuwa wawenzela inkatho eShilo phambi kukaJehova; uJoshuwa wababela khona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli izwe njengezabelo zalo.
Isabelo sakwaBenjamini
11Inkatho yadla isizwe sabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngemindeni yabo; umkhawulo wesabelo sabo waphuma phakathi kwabantwana bakwaJuda nabantwana bakwaJosefa.
12Umkhawulo wabo ngasohlangothini lwasenyakatho waphuma eJordani; umkhawulo wenyuka eceleni kweJeriko ngasenyakatho, wakhuphukela ezintabeni ngasentshonalanga; ukuphuma kwawo kwakungasehlane laseBeti Aveni. 13Umkhawulo wasuka lapho, waya eLuze eceleni kweLuze eliyiBethele ngaseningizimu; umkhawulo wawusehlela e-Atharoti Adari ngasentabeni engaseningizimu kwaseBeti Horoni laseNzansi.
14Umkhawulo wasuka, wajika ngasohlangothini lwasentshonalanga ngaseningizimu, kusukela entabeni ephambi kweBeti Horoni ngaseningizimu; ukuphuma kwawo kwakungaseKiriyati Bali eliyiKiriyati Jeharimi, umuzi wabantwana bakwaJuda; lokho kwakuluhlangothi lwasentshonalanga.
15Uhlangothi lwaseningizimu lwasuka ekupheleni kweKiriyati Jeharimi, umkhawulo waphuma waya ngasentshonalanga emthonjeni wamanzi aseNefitowa; 16umkhawulo wawusehlela ngasekupheleni kwentaba engaphambi kwesigodi sendodana kaHinomu esiyisigodi samaRefa ngasenyakatho; wehlela esigodini sikaHinomu eceleni kwamaJebusi ngaseningizimu, wehlela e-Eni Rogeli; 17wasuka enyakatho, waphuma e-Eni Shemeshi, waya eGeliloti elibhekene nommango wase-Adumimi, wehlela etsheni likaBohanu indodana kaRubeni; 18wadlula waya eceleni elibhekene ne-Araba ngasenyakatho, wehlela e-Araba; 19umkhawulo wadlula, waya eceleni kweBeti Hogila ngasenyakatho, ukuphuma komkhawulo kwakungasethekwini lasenyakatho koLwandle Lukasawoti ngasekugcineni kweJordani ngaseningizimu; lokho kwakungumkhawulo waseningizimu.
20IJordani lalingumkhawulo walo ngasohlangothini lwasempumalanga. Lokho kwakuyifa labantwana bakwaBenjamini njengemikhawulo yabo nxazonke ngemindeni yabo. 21Imizi yesizwe sabantwana bakwaBenjamini ngemindeni yabo yayiyiJeriko, neBeti Hogila, ne-Emeki Kesisi, 22neBeti Araba, neSemarayimi, neBethele, 23ne-Avimi, nePhara, ne-Ofira, 24neKefari Amoni, ne-Ofini, neGeba, imizi iyishumi nambili nemizana yayo; 25iGibeyoni, neRama, neBeyeroti, 26neMispa, neKefira, neMosa, 27neRekemi, ne-Iripeyeli, neTarala, 28neSela, ne-Elefi, neJebusi eliyiJerusalema, neGibeya, neKiriyati, imizi iyishumi nane nemizana yayo. Lokho kwakuyifa labantwana bakwaBenjamini ngemindeni yabo.
